Well, consider this: I, as many others, use different identities for different purposes. So most likely, if you search for me, you will NOT find a major part of my forum posts if I only give you my name, educational and professional history.
If sb isn't communicating, it tells me exactly that. If the internet and business networking is an important part of his/her potential job, it would make a negative impression if the person doesn't even have a linkedin/xing/etc. profile. Don't try to link things that are obviously unconnected, like experience and online presence.
afaik there's no direct contact info that's public on linkedin, so "day and night" seems a bit exaggerated
did you try putting "I am not looking for a job currently, so please do not contact me for this purpose" on your linkedin page?
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that is exactly the kind of attitude that makes people employ those shiny half-wits that are good enough at impressing you on the interview, and do not have an online presence to speak of. And that are being let go after a while because they just don't get the job done.
while i do not have those drunk pics online, i believe that whatever somebody does in his free time is his own business. and that anybody who does not have fun during his studies misses the whole point of it ^o^
Even in a programming "language" as ugly as VBA, it is still possible to do proper coding instead of just scripting. I quote my boss at that time: "Why are you using more than one module? Why not put everything in one function?"
You may laugh at it, but for all those little tasks, even in a big corporation, MS Access is a good tool. It costs little, can be quickly developed and deployed, and you don't need an SAP developer for a few hundred bucks per hour. Of course, one needs to know the limitations and concerns: MS Access is only for smaller databases (up to 1M records in my experience), is NOT secure, and also not especially reliable. But for internal purposes, it can do a few tricks.
Btw, most of the code I had inherited from my predecessor made my eyes bleed. Needless to say, mostly I preferred to start from a "clean slate". That said, developing Access appz is not something I'd look forward to doing again:p
When will this happen. There were two features mentioned in TFA that make me think they are at least moving in the right direction:
Macros in Base
OpenOffice.org Base gets a huge boost now that OpenOffice.org 3.1 allows macros in.odb files. Furthermore, Base macros can be bound to events. Helping it compete with Microsoft Access, Base developers will save time and enjoy new possibilities such as creating navigation forms (called switchboards in Access).
SQL syntax highlighting
SQL is a first-class citizen in Base. In OpenOffice.org 3.1 the SQL editor highlights SQL syntax, which is helpful for finding typos such as a missed quotation mark.
Good thing that there are finally macros in.odb files - and shocks me that before, there hadn't been?! Well, last time I played with Base was some time ago, and I was appalled at the features (or lack thereof), being a former Access developer. TFA makes me want to play with the new version, see if it is at least possible to create simple applications with it.
The planet orbits its host star at a distance equivalent to that of Venus from our Sun. Because the host star is probably between 3000 and 1 million times fainter than our Sun, the top of the planet's atmosphere is likely colder than Pluto. However, planetary formation theory suggests a thick atmosphere blankets the planet, which combined with radioactive decay in the planet's interior may make it as warm as Earth.
So it could be inhabitable, it might have an ocean, and maybe there are aliens that look like E.T. living there. Maybe. But does it have a Stargate?
It seems there is a hidden comment... cannot see it...
Anyways, SuSE is not for slashdotters who deserve to be here... use debian instead, or, if you're a little bit less adventurous, ubuntu! (actually, you should be compiling everything from source, but I think I've become too soft...)
Currently in the lead:
"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
Well, if you ask the people, that's what you get;)
Just saw this one AFTER posting above... *sigh*
I second that! Scheme is a very good first programming language to teach concepts of programming. Even though it is probably a bad language to do real-world coding in. Also, it is good for sieving out those who should not study CS in the first place *laughs diabolically*
For *some deity*'s sake, DO NOT teach a scripting language like Python as a first programming language! It's nice to program in, no doubt, but only/after/ one has mastered OO or proper functional programming.
I have to concur - both. Both paradigms are useful and widely used, and need to be understood by Computer Scientists.
At my university, first semester was learning Scheme (a LISP dialect), the idea being that it is something that nobody already knows, and also that it is a "purer" functional language, with no pointers to confuse (but lots of brackets instead). Anybody's opinion on that?
Second semester they started teaching C++, which was a good idea, except for the fact that the guy who was teaching it was an ADA expert and didn't know much about C++.
That was later changed to teach two semesters of Java, which I think was a bad idea.
I second that. Been using NOD32 for a few years, never regretted it. While Symantec slows down my work pc for a whole morning (i.e. 2-3 hours) once a week trying to scan the hard drive, NOD32 usually does that in about 20 minutes for my home laptop (whose hard drive, needless to say, is bigger and packed with more stuff), and I can still continue to use it. No, I am not responsible for the software installations at work;)
Which is why many banks (or at least the respectable ones ^-^) don't rely solely on username/pw combination. As pointed out above, German banks generally use OTPs (One-Time Pin), which they send you by mail in a non-see-through sealed envelope. That means one needs to use a new OTP for every transaction (even messages sent to the bank by this system). I've also seen card readers used for those users that want the extra convenience and security.
I also have a bank account in Singapore now, and the bank I am using also went the extra mile: the login is Java-based (so the browser will have very limited, if any, access to information entered), and the PIN is not typed but entered using an onscreen keypad where the position of the numbers change every time. Additionally, I can only make a transaction, or see account details, after I correctly enter a 6-digit number sent to my mobile phone.
On the other hand, for a lot of pages I couldn't care less if sb knew my password, e.g. some online radio which stores my music preferences. Which is why I use an unsafe and easy-to-remember pw for those. Or those websites that give you an account for the sake of giving you one - I remember specifically one site which allowed me to send 3 free sms per day to any operator...
The looping Flash idea was not entirely bad. Flash can read XML and text files from a server/network drive. Just update the files frequently, and reload in Flash (read-only) just as frequently (every 1 minute or sth). With interpolation and trend continuation, it would even make an always moving chart, though not a too accurate one. But then, it's only for show anyways:D
Of course, Flash is not really free, but afaik it should also be possible to create such charts with browser-based technologies and use AJAX for update of data. Though how complicated this is to implement, I don't know.
If they're "important" enough and enough people don't like viewing their ads, the demand will create an alternative for these people.
The market already has reacted, although not in the way you seem to want it to react: adblock. It gets rid of the ads while you can still enjoy the content. And as you can see above, it does not seem to inspire guilt in too many people to block out those ads.
If I don't want to view a website's ads, I don't view the website. It is truly that simple. So I'll only be "disturbed" for a few seconds.
In that case it's like not surfing the Guardian or BBC homepage (if you're British), or CNN/NBC (if you're American, not sure which one is the most popular news site), or Slashdot (if you're a geek). Spiegel Online is a very popular news website for German speakers. Well, except for the ads;)
In a nutshell, some websites are otherwise informative/important enough to visit them, if not for the disturbing ads. So this is not always an option.
In the real world, I'll be sticking with Firefox, with Ad blockers
You are a leech on the rest of society.
Obviously you have never experienced a truly disturbing browsing experience because of either a great number of flash(y) ads, or few flash ads taking up a large portion of the screen. (See http://www.spiegel.de/ - it's in German, though, and I'm not entirely sure if they still have the same problem.) I wouldn't mind static picture ads, but to have dozens of ads flashing each to its own rhythm...
After "programming" VBA for a couple of years (ok, flamers NOW!), it seems to me the "cut-and-paste integration with Microsoft Word's Equation Editor" (well, I hope it's actually copy and paste) was one of the most painful changes. Knowing the M$ Office Suite from an API perspective, I would have to say that sort of integration would not be a minor task. Hell, probably it took more man hours to complete than "instant 3D models of mathematical objects".
Nevertheless, last time I checked, for serious equation layout, I still had to use LaTeX (tried Word once, twice, for this, while swearing at it constantly, then gave up).
Infiniband isn't THAT much more expensive, but can run at speeds of 24 Gb/s and already has some congestion control. That's 2.4x the bandwidth of the fastest ethernet currently available already, reducing the need for congestion control in the first place, and it does already supply QoS facilities that are quite useful.
Bill Gates once said: "640 k ought to be enough for anyone" - nuff said.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, consider this: I, as many others, use different identities for different purposes. So most likely, if you search for me, you will NOT find a major part of my forum posts if I only give you my name, educational and professional history.
If sb isn't communicating, it tells me exactly that. If the internet and business networking is an important part of his/her potential job, it would make a negative impression if the person doesn't even have a linkedin/xing/etc. profile. Don't try to link things that are obviously unconnected, like experience and online presence.
well,
that is exactly the kind of attitude that makes people employ those shiny half-wits that are good enough at impressing you on the interview, and do not have an online presence to speak of. And that are being let go after a while because they just don't get the job done.
while i do not have those drunk pics online, i believe that whatever somebody does in his free time is his own business. and that anybody who does not have fun during his studies misses the whole point of it ^o^
Isn't that an oxymoron ?
End users use Access
Developers use anything but
Even in a programming "language" as ugly as VBA, it is still possible to do proper coding instead of just scripting. I quote my boss at that time: "Why are you using more than one module? Why not put everything in one function?"
You may laugh at it, but for all those little tasks, even in a big corporation, MS Access is a good tool. It costs little, can be quickly developed and deployed, and you don't need an SAP developer for a few hundred bucks per hour. Of course, one needs to know the limitations and concerns: MS Access is only for smaller databases (up to 1M records in my experience), is NOT secure, and also not especially reliable. But for internal purposes, it can do a few tricks.
Btw, most of the code I had inherited from my predecessor made my eyes bleed. Needless to say, mostly I preferred to start from a "clean slate". That said, developing Access appz is not something I'd look forward to doing again :p
Macros in Base
OpenOffice.org Base gets a huge boost now that OpenOffice.org 3.1 allows macros in .odb files. Furthermore, Base macros can be bound to events. Helping it compete with Microsoft Access, Base developers will save time and enjoy new possibilities such as creating navigation forms (called switchboards in Access).
SQL syntax highlighting
SQL is a first-class citizen in Base. In OpenOffice.org 3.1 the SQL editor highlights SQL syntax, which is helpful for finding typos such as a missed quotation mark.
Good thing that there are finally macros in .odb files - and shocks me that before, there hadn't been?! Well, last time I played with Base was some time ago, and I was appalled at the features (or lack thereof), being a former Access developer. TFA makes me want to play with the new version, see if it is at least possible to create simple applications with it.
The planet orbits its host star at a distance equivalent to that of Venus from our Sun. Because the host star is probably between 3000 and 1 million times fainter than our Sun, the top of the planet's atmosphere is likely colder than Pluto. However, planetary formation theory suggests a thick atmosphere blankets the planet, which combined with radioactive decay in the planet's interior may make it as warm as Earth.
So it could be inhabitable, it might have an ocean, and maybe there are aliens that look like E.T. living there. Maybe. But does it have a Stargate?
I, for one, welcome our new fridge overlords!
This dawning time of the ruling fridges gives the term Ice Age a whole new meaning...
It seems there is a hidden comment... cannot see it... Anyways, SuSE is not for slashdotters who deserve to be here ... use debian instead, or, if you're a little bit less adventurous, ubuntu! (actually, you should be compiling everything from source, but I think I've become too soft...)
Currently in the lead:
"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
Well, if you ask the people, that's what you get ;)
typedef? what are we now? sissy programmers who don't know what a pre-processor is? :D
...
:)
Should be sth more like that (though then it'll end up being FORTRAN77:
#define INTEGER int
#define REAL double
#define FUNCTION double
#define FORTRAN void
#define code main
etc.
Just saw this one AFTER posting above... *sigh* /after/ one has mastered OO or proper functional programming.
I second that! Scheme is a very good first programming language to teach concepts of programming. Even though it is probably a bad language to do real-world coding in. Also, it is good for sieving out those who should not study CS in the first place *laughs diabolically*
For *some deity*'s sake, DO NOT teach a scripting language like Python as a first programming language! It's nice to program in, no doubt, but only
That will need a lot of #define s :)
I have to concur - both. Both paradigms are useful and widely used, and need to be understood by Computer Scientists.
At my university, first semester was learning Scheme (a LISP dialect), the idea being that it is something that nobody already knows, and also that it is a "purer" functional language, with no pointers to confuse (but lots of brackets instead). Anybody's opinion on that?
Second semester they started teaching C++, which was a good idea, except for the fact that the guy who was teaching it was an ADA expert and didn't know much about C++.
That was later changed to teach two semesters of Java, which I think was a bad idea.
I second that. Been using NOD32 for a few years, never regretted it. While Symantec slows down my work pc for a whole morning (i.e. 2-3 hours) once a week trying to scan the hard drive, NOD32 usually does that in about 20 minutes for my home laptop (whose hard drive, needless to say, is bigger and packed with more stuff), and I can still continue to use it. No, I am not responsible for the software installations at work ;)
Which is why many banks (or at least the respectable ones ^-^) don't rely solely on username/pw combination. As pointed out above, German banks generally use OTPs (One-Time Pin), which they send you by mail in a non-see-through sealed envelope. That means one needs to use a new OTP for every transaction (even messages sent to the bank by this system). I've also seen card readers used for those users that want the extra convenience and security.
I also have a bank account in Singapore now, and the bank I am using also went the extra mile: the login is Java-based (so the browser will have very limited, if any, access to information entered), and the PIN is not typed but entered using an onscreen keypad where the position of the numbers change every time. Additionally, I can only make a transaction, or see account details, after I correctly enter a 6-digit number sent to my mobile phone.
On the other hand, for a lot of pages I couldn't care less if sb knew my password, e.g. some online radio which stores my music preferences. Which is why I use an unsafe and easy-to-remember pw for those. Or those websites that give you an account for the sake of giving you one - I remember specifically one site which allowed me to send 3 free sms per day to any operator...
The looping Flash idea was not entirely bad. Flash can read XML and text files from a server/network drive. Just update the files frequently, and reload in Flash (read-only) just as frequently (every 1 minute or sth). With interpolation and trend continuation, it would even make an always moving chart, though not a too accurate one. But then, it's only for show anyways :D
Of course, Flash is not really free, but afaik it should also be possible to create such charts with browser-based technologies and use AJAX for update of data. Though how complicated this is to implement, I don't know.
If they're "important" enough and enough people don't like viewing their ads, the demand will create an alternative for these people.
The market already has reacted, although not in the way you seem to want it to react: adblock. It gets rid of the ads while you can still enjoy the content. And as you can see above, it does not seem to inspire guilt in too many people to block out those ads.
If I don't want to view a website's ads, I don't view the website. It is truly that simple. So I'll only be "disturbed" for a few seconds.
In that case it's like not surfing the Guardian or BBC homepage (if you're British), or CNN/NBC (if you're American, not sure which one is the most popular news site), or Slashdot (if you're a geek). Spiegel Online is a very popular news website for German speakers. Well, except for the ads ;)
In a nutshell, some websites are otherwise informative/important enough to visit them, if not for the disturbing ads. So this is not always an option.
In the real world, I'll be sticking with Firefox, with Ad blockers
You are a leech on the rest of society.
Obviously you have never experienced a truly disturbing browsing experience because of either a great number of flash(y) ads, or few flash ads taking up a large portion of the screen. (See http://www.spiegel.de/ - it's in German, though, and I'm not entirely sure if they still have the same problem.) I wouldn't mind static picture ads, but to have dozens of ads flashing each to its own rhythm...
After "programming" VBA for a couple of years (ok, flamers NOW!), it seems to me the "cut-and-paste integration with Microsoft Word's Equation Editor" (well, I hope it's actually copy and paste) was one of the most painful changes. Knowing the M$ Office Suite from an API perspective, I would have to say that sort of integration would not be a minor task. Hell, probably it took more man hours to complete than "instant 3D models of mathematical objects".
Nevertheless, last time I checked, for serious equation layout, I still had to use LaTeX (tried Word once, twice, for this, while swearing at it constantly, then gave up).
Infiniband isn't THAT much more expensive, but can run at speeds of 24 Gb/s and already has some congestion control. That's 2.4x the bandwidth of the fastest ethernet currently available already, reducing the need for congestion control in the first place, and it does already supply QoS facilities that are quite useful.
Bill Gates once said: "640 k ought to be enough for anyone" - nuff said.
It's a Media Player with pop-ups. Use Media Player Classic if you really have to play .rm files...
to change a lightbulb? None, actually:
:)
L = getLightbulb(ipv6address);
L.change();
There - found the real use for IPv6
And - you can do it from anywhere in the world... hmm...
k no prob
so THAT is what caused the economic crisis...
People, pray to your favorite deity for more sun spots!